Drinking-fountain for birds, fowls, and animals.



W. B. GBTHING. DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR BIRDS, POWLS, AND ANIMALS.

APPLICATION PILBI) JAN. 21, 1908.

. Patented Nov. 9, 1909.

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W TIVESSES w. B. 991 11199. DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR BIRDS,- I'OWLS, ANDANIMALS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1908.

939,493. mm Nov; 9, 1909.

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W. B. GETHING. DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR BIRDS, FOWLS, AND ANIMALS.APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 21, 1908.

939,493. Patented Nov. 9, 1909.

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WII ILLIAM BARTON GETHING, OF CAPE TOWN, CAPE COLONY.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN FOR BIRDS, FOWLS, AND ANIMALS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9,1909.

Application filed January 21, 1908. Serial N 0. 412,021.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that GETHING, a subject of the King of Great Britain,residing at 70 Chester road, Walmer Estate, Cape Town, Cape Colony, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinkin -Fountains forBirds Fowls, and Animals, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in drinking fountains for birds,fowls and animals and its objects are, firstly, to construct a drinkingfountain with a self-regulating reservoir attached which will supply aregular flow of water into the drinking trough,

an advantage which will be specially useful. are sent any when birds,fowls or animals distance and when water cannot be supplied on thejourney, second, the construction of a drinking fountain which will notoverflow when shaken or upset, third, the construction of a drinkingfountain which can be hung up at any desired height and thus preventdirt and refuse getting into the trough and polluting the water, fourth,the .construction of a drinking closes at a glance how much water thereis in the reservoir, fifth, the construction of a drinking fountainwhich can be filled without the waste of any water and which can beeasily and thoroughly cleaned.

In this invention the reservoir is fitted with a cap 2 which when inposition is placed over the projecting tube 6 in: the trough. Whensuflicient air passes through the projecting tube, through the holes inthe cap and into the reservoir the water commences to flow and continuesto do so until it reaches above the hole 13 in the bottom of theprojecting tube. When the water covers the hole 13 air is prevented fromfinding its w. y into the reservoir and consequently the flow of waterceases. When sufficient water has been taken from the troughto enableair to pass into the reservoir the water will again flow until itreaches above the hole. 18

as previously described. 7

Now In order to more fully describe the invention reference ,is made tothe accompa- I, WILLIAM BARTON lid. Fig. 7.

' The fountain which dis and then placed cate like parts.

Figure 1. is an elevation of the fountain without the reservoir. tion ofthe fountain showing the reservoir in position. Fig. 3. is a plan of thecap. Fig. 4. is an elevation of the cap, with part of the side takenaway, showing air holes in cone, and the washer. Fig. 5. is an elevationof the fountain with raised lid. Fig. 6. is a side elevation of thefountain with raised shows the reservoir with cap fitted thereon. Fig.8. is an elevation of a cap fitted with spring sides. Fig. 9. is a viewof a fountain different in shape but with the same fittings.

The apparatus consists of a tank proper 14 having a cover 5 hingedthereto in which cover there is an opening through which the fowl mayhave access to the water within the tank. Said cover also has an opening4 with the supports 7 therein on which the cap 2 rests. I 15 isthevertical support secured to the tank 14 and adapted to support thebottle 1. tank 14 has a conical tube 6 soldered to its bottom, whichtube has an opening 13 at itsylower endand its upper end projectsthrough the opening 4.

In working the apparatus the reservoir 1 is filled with water the cap 2being placed over its mouth. It is then held up side down into positionin the fountain, firstly, through the support 3 and secondly through thehole 4 in the lid 5, the cap 2 being over the projecting tube 6 andresting on the supports 7.

The cap 2 is provided in the center with a hollow conical shaped device8, in its apex is a hole 9and near its base are two holes 10. A washer11 is also placed inside the cap, around the cone 8. The ob ect. of thiswasher, which is preferably made of indiarubber, is to prevent any airpassing between the mouth or rim of the reservoir 1 and the cap 2.

The flow of water from the reservoir 1 into the trough 14 is controlledby the inrush of air through the hole 13 inthe projecting tube 6'. Forinstance, when sufliclent air Fig. 2. is an eleva:

I nying drawings in which like numbers indipasses through the hole 13and upward through the cap 2 into the reservoir 1 water will flow downinto. the trough 14 through the holes 10 until it rises sufficiently .tocover the V shaped hole 13. As soon as this occurs the air is preventedfrom finding its way into the reservoir and the water stops flowing. hensufficient water has been consumed to enable more air to pass into thereservoir the water will again flow until the inrush of air is stoppedas hereinbefore described.

The back part of the fountain 15 is fiat and is provided at the top withthree holes 16. By means of these holes the fountain can be hung up. Ifthe fountain is being hung up in any stationary place the two outsideholes should be used, but if it is to be used or hung up in a train,boat or vehicle where it is likely to be subjected to severe shaking orrocking from side to side it would be more convenient to use the centerhole, as by so doing it would allow the fountain to remain always in anupright position.

The top edge of the trough is fitted with a flange 17 this flangeprevents the water spilling or upsetting. A small hole 18 is provided inthe front of the flange so that by holding the fountain up side down allwater can be poured out of the trough during cleaning operations.

Should a fountain through being placed on the ground happen to beoverturned the water in the trough would not run out as the flange 17would prevent it from doing so, neither would the water from thereservoir flow into the trough. IVater will only flow from the reservoirinto the trough when it is in an upright posit-ion.

The cap 2 can either be plain inside as shown in Fig. 4, be fittedinside with a screw or as shown in Fig. 8 be fitted with spring sides.

In Fig. 9 is shown a fountain different in shape to that previouslydescribed. This fountain is provided with two troughs. Between thetroughs is a hollow connecting piece 20 inside thereof being theprojecting tube 6. The reservoir is kept in position by two supports 21,to which are attached two hooks 22. The working of this fountain isexactly the same as the working in the fountain previously described.This particular shaped fountain is especially adaptable for placing incages, baskets or the like when birds, fowls or animals are being sentlong distances by train, boat or vehicle. Of course it is obvious thatthe fountain could be hung on the outside of a basket or cage just aswell as on the inside thereof, in which event the birds, fowls oranimals would drink through the holes or spaces between the barsprovided in such basket or cage. The hooks 22 are provided in order thatthe fountain may be hung on the sides of the cages or baskets. Flanges.17 and outlets 18 are provided on the troughs.

\Vhile in the accompanying drawings have only shown the drinkingfountain in two shapes it is obvious that it can be made in any desiredshape and in any desired size. I do not bind myself to make the fountainout of any special kind of material, as tin, enamel, earthenware,aluminum, glass or the like are all suitable materials. I prefer thatthe reservoir should be made of glass as it enables one at a glance tosee how much water there is in the reservoir.

I do not bind myself to use any special kind of reservoir as speciallyconstructed reservoirs, bottles and the like can be used with equallygood results.

I claim- 1. A drinking fountain comprising a trough, a tube projectingupwardly therefrom, said tube having a slot at its lower end and itsupper end open, a reservoir adapted to be supported on the trough, and acap carried by the reservoir and having an opening adapted to registerwith the opening in the tube, and a second opening through which thewater passes from the reservoir to the trough.

2. A drinking fountain comprising a trough, a tube projecting upwardlyfrom said trough, said tube having a slot in its lower end and its upperend open, a reservoir supported on the trough, a cap covering the mouthof the reservoir, and having a conical portion extending into the mouthof the reservoir, said conical portion having its inner end open andregistering with the opening in the tube and said conical portion alsohaving openings adjacent its base through which the water passes fromthe reservoir to the trough.

3. A drinking fountain comprising a trough, a tube secured to the bottomthereof and projecting upwardly, said tube having a slot in its lowerend and its upper end open, a cover for the trough having openingstherein, one of said openings surrounding the top of the tube, areservoir resting on said cover, a cap covering the mouth of saidreservoir and having a conical portion projecting inwardly into thereservoir, said conical portion having openings in its face throughwhich the water passes from the reservoir to the trough, and also havingits upper end portion communicating with the opening in the top of thetube.

4. A drinking fountain comprising a trough, a tube secured to the bottomthereof and projecting upwardly, said tube having a slot in its lowerend and its upper end l (l O open, a hinge cover for the trough havingan opening therein, and a second opening through which the upper end ofthe tube projects, cross bars supported on said cover and extendingacross the second opening, a reservoir resting on said cross bars, a capclosing the mouth of said reservoir and having an opening registeringwith the opening in the upper end of the tube and also having Intestimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of tWoWitnesses.

WILLIAM- BARTON GETHING.

Witnesses:

GEORGE EDWARD LEWIs, CHARLES FREDERICK BROWN.

